What Does It Mean To Have Saving Faith In Jesus Christ?

 We live in a time when there is a super abundance of churches in the U.S. and around the world. However, we also live in a time of great confusion as to what we must "do" to inherit eternal life and forgiveness of sins.

Ask a hundred regular church attending folks "What must I do to be saved?" and you will receive a number of different answers to that question. 

Perhaps you will become very lucky and one of those church goers will tell you that you must "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved"! That would truly be wonderful because that is the correct answer.

The next big hurdle you will face is even trickier in today's confused church world. That hurdle is answering this question, "What does it mean to have saving faith, or what does it mean to believe in Jesus?".

To answer that question I want to share a portion of a recent blog post by Dr. Bob Wilkin from his site faithalone.org.

In my book The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible, I write this about saving faith:

Saving faith means believing in the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life (cf. 1 Tim 1:16). Nothing else is saving faith. Not only is believing in Him for everlasting life enough, but it is also the only way to have everlasting life. Jesus guarantees everlasting life to all who simply believe in Him for it—with no strings attached (p. 22).

In his book Absolutely Free, Zane Hodges wrote, “The truth that Jesus is the Christ—the truth that He is the Giver of eternal life to every believer—is saving truth. Belief in this truth produces immediate—and permanent—new birth” (p. 38).

In my opinion, Dr. Wilkin, is one of the best theologians at defining what it means to believe. I hope you didn't miss it. Believing is simply "believing". Believing is being persuaded that a proposition is true. 

Dr Wilkin quoted the late Zane Hodges who properly identified what that proposition is. That proposition is "The truth that Jesus is the Christ - the truth that He is the giver of eternal life to every believer - is saving truth. Belief in this truth produces immediate and permanent - new birth."

The Apostle Paul talked about those who would confuse people concerning the simplicity of Jesus Christ. In 2 Corinthians 11:3 it says...

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Friend, it really is that simple. Jesus Christ died on a cross over 2000 years ago. He shed His blood willingly to take away your sins. He was buried and three days later He rose from the dead to give you eternal life. If you are persuaded that this truth is true for you then you have eternal life. As Zane Hodges said, that eternal life becomes yours immediately and permanently once you believe.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved today!

 Britt Gillette/www.prophecynewswatch.com

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Netflix Movie , Don't Look Up , Is Classic Case Of Predictive Programming!

 Hollywood and the mainstream news are continually pushing things across our television screens that  are predictors of future events. The new movie on Netflix, Don't Look Up, is a good example. This movies is about the discovery of a comet that is on course to hit planet earth and become an extinction level event. The comet does his earth and it does kill the entire population.

The book of Revelation is a Biblical book that foretells the future. There are apocalyptic judgements coming to earth that will kill huge portions of the human race. For example, Revelation 8:10-11, describe a blazing star will fall from heaven and contaminate the earths fresh water supply and kills a large portion of humanity. The star is called Wormwood. How many movies have featured this theme of a comet or asteroid slamming into earth? It's called predictive programming.

Another news item has been in the news for months and it's the continuing volcanic eruptions in La Palma, the Canary Islands. The scientists are very concerned that a large chuck of the island could literally break off and slice into the see bringing 400 ft. tidal waves to New York and the entire eastern coast of America. Sound too far fetched? In Revelation 8 records this stunning prediction...

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

According to the Word of God these calamities are coming to planet earth during a time called the great tribulation. I have included a video below that is an excellent piece on predictive programming in the movies. I have another video below that tells you how to be saved from the judgments to come and to gain eternal life from our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.